WO2019207081A1 - Matériau de cristaux liquides polymérisables et film de cristaux liquides polymérisés - Google Patents

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WO2019207081A1
WO2019207081A1 PCT/EP2019/060694 EP2019060694W WO2019207081A1 WO 2019207081 A1 WO2019207081 A1 WO 2019207081A1 EP 2019060694 W EP2019060694 W EP 2019060694W WO 2019207081 A1 WO2019207081 A1 WO 2019207081A1
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  • the invention relates to a polymerisable LC material comprising
  • R 1 and R 2 denotes H, alkyl, alkoxy or mono- oligo- or
  • X denotes -0-, -S-, or -Se-
  • L 1 denotes H, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, alkylcarbonyl,
  • L 2 and L 3 denotes, each and independently from another, H, alkyl, alkoxy, mono- oligo- or polyfluorinated alkyl, or - (Sp 31 -A 31 ), preferably H, alkyl, or -(Sp 31 -A 31 ),
  • L 4 denotes H, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy or alkoxycarbonyloxy; halogen, CN, NO2, OCN, SCN, or mono- oligo- or polyfluorinated alkyl or alkoxy atoms; or -Sp 31 -R 3 , preferably or -Sp 31 -R 3 ,
  • Sp 31 denotes a spacer group Sp or a single bond
  • a 31 denotes an aryl, heteroaryl, (non-aromatic) alicyclic and heterocyclic group, optionally having one or more substituents, which are selected from the group corn- prising silyl, sulfo, sulfonyl, formyl, amine, imine, nitrile, mercapto, nitro, halogen, C1-12 alkyl, Ce-12 aryl, C1-12 alkoxy, hydroxyl, or combinations of these groups, preferably phenyl, cyclohexyl, or cyclopentyl
  • R x preferably denotes H, halogen, a straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkyl having 1 to
  • C atoms in which, in addition, one or more non- adjacent and non-terminal C atoms may be replaced by -0-, S-, -CO-, -CO-O-, -O-CO-, -O-CO-O-, and in which one or more H atoms may be replaced by fluorine, and Y x denotes halogen, and n denotes 0 or 1 , preferably 1 .
  • Polymerizable liquid crystal materials are known in prior art for the preparation of anisotropic polymer films with uniform orientation. These films are usually prepared by coating a thin layer of a polymerizable liquid crystal mixture onto a substrate, aligning the mixture into uniform
  • orientation and polymerizing the mixture can be planar, i.e. where the liquid crystal molecules are oriented substantially parallel to the layer, homeotropic (rectangular or perpendicular to the layer) or tilted.
  • low diacrylate content RM films are highly suitable for applications where good adhesion of the RM film to the substrate is important.
  • the optical retardation drops significantly especially due to polymer shrinkage.
  • Thermo-oxidative degradation is the breakdown of a polymer network catalysed by oxidation at high temperatures.
  • antioxidant additives or short antioxidants, can be used to reduce the thermo-oxidative degradation of polymers when subjected to increased temperatures. This is especially important when optical films are utilized for an in-cell application due to the high temperatures. In particular, the optical film has to endure when annealing the polyimide layer in the LC cell.
  • the documents WO 2009/86911 A1 and JP 5354238 B1 describe polymerisable liquid crystal (LC) materials comprising the commercially available antioxidant lrganox®1076.
  • such polymerisable LC material should preferably be applicable for the preparation of different, uniform aligned polymer networks, such as polymer films or polymer network LC applications, and should, in particular at the same time,
  • the invention further relates to a method of increasing the durability of a polymer film, obtainable, preferably obtained, from a polymerisable LC material as described above and below, by adding a compound of formula CO-1 to the LC material before polymerisation.
  • the invention further relates to a liquid crystal display comprising at least one polymer network or polymer film or polymerisable LC material or an optical component obtained thereof, as described above and below.
  • mesogenic compound and “liquid crystal compound” mean a compound comprising one or more calamitic (rod- or board/lath-shaped) or discotic (disk-shaped) mesogenic groups.
  • mesogenic group means a group with the ability to induce liquid-crystalline phase (or mesophase) behaviour.
  • the compounds comprising mesogenic groups do not necessarily have to exhibit a liquid-crystalline mesophase themselves. It is also possible that they show liquid-crystalline mesophases only in mixtures with other compounds, or when the mesogenic compounds or materials, or the mixtures thereof, are polymerised. This includes low- molecular-weight non-reactive liquid-crystalline compounds, reactive or polymerisable liquid-crystalline compounds, and liquid-crystalline polymers.
  • a calamitic mesogenic group is usually comprising a mesogenic core consisting of one or more aromatic or non-aromatic cyclic groups connected to each other directly or via linkage groups, optionally comprising terminal groups attached to the ends of the mesogenic core, and optionally comprising one or more lateral groups attached to the long side of the mesogenic core, wherein these terminal and lateral groups are usually selected e.g. from carbyl or hydrocarbyl groups, polar groups like halogen, nitro, hydroxy, etc., or polymerisable groups.
  • reactive mesogen means a polymerisable mesogenic or liquid crystal compound, preferably a monomeric compound. These compounds can be used as pure compounds or as mixtures of reactive mesogens with other compounds functioning as photoinitiators, inhibitors, surfactants, stabilizers, chain transfer agents, non-polymerisable compounds, etc.
  • Polymerisable compounds with one polymerisable group are also referred to as “monoreactive” compounds, compounds with two polymerisable groups as “direactive” compounds, and compounds with more than two polymerisable groups as “multireactive” compounds.
  • Compounds without a polymerisable group are also referred to as “non-reactive or non- polymerisable“compounds.
  • the term“non-mesogenic compound or material” means a compound or material that does not contain a mesogenic group as defined above.
  • Visible light is electromagnetic radiation that has wavelength in a range from about 400 nm to about 740 nm.
  • Ultraviolet (UV) light is
  • the Irradiance (E e ) or radiation power is defined as the power of electromagnetic radiation (d0) per unit area (dA) incident on a surface:
  • the radiant exposure or radiation dose (H e ), is as the irradiance or radiation power (E e ) per time (t):
  • clearing point means the temperature at which the transition between the mesophase with the highest temperature range and the isotropic phase occurs.
  • director is known in prior art and means the preferred orientation direction of the long molecular axes (in case of calamitic compounds) or short molecular axes (in case of discotic compounds) of the liquid-crystalline or RM molecules. In case of uniaxial ordering of such anisotropic molecules, the director is the axis of anisotropy.
  • alignment relates to alignment (orientational ordering) of anisotropic units of material such as small molecules or fragments of big molecules in a common direction named“alignment direction”.
  • alignment direction In an aligned layer of liquid-crystalline or RM material the liquid-crystalline director coincides with the alignment direction so that the alignment direction corresponds to the direction of the anisotropy axis of the material.
  • homeotropic structure or “homeotropic orientation” refers to a film wherein the optical axis is substantially perpendicular to the film plane.
  • Dh (450) and Dh (550) are the birefringence of the material measured at wavelengths of 450nm and 550nm respectively.
  • positive (optical) dispersion” means a material or layer having
  • optical dispersion can be expressed either as the
  • dispersion shows a large deviation from 1
  • low dispersion means that the absolute value of the dispersion shows a small deviation from 1.
  • high negative dispersion means that the dispersion value is significantly smaller than 1
  • low negative dispersion means that the dispersion value is only slightly smaller than 1.
  • the retardation (R( )) of a material can be measured using a
  • spectroscopic ellipsometer for example the M2000 spectroscopic ellipsometer manufactured by J. A. Woollam Co., This instrument is capable of measuring the optical retardance in nanometres of a
  • birefringent sample e.g. Quartz over a range of wavelengths typically, 370nm to 2000nm. From this data, it is possible to calculate the
  • a plate refers to an optical retarder utilizing a layer of uniaxially birefringent material with its extraordinary axis oriented parallel to the plane of the layer.
  • C plate refers to an optical retarder utilizing a layer of uniaxially birefringent material with its extraordinary axis oriented perpendicular to the plane of the layer.
  • A/C-plates comprising optically uniaxial birefringent liquid crystal material with uniform orientation
  • the optical axis of the film is given by the direction of the extraordinary axis.
  • An A (or C) plate comprising optically uniaxial birefringent material with positive birefringence is also referred to as "positive A (or C) plate” or "+ A (or +C) plate”.
  • An A (or C) plate comprising a film of optically uniaxial birefringent material with negative birefringence, such as discotic anisotropic materials is also referred to as "negative A (or C) plate” or "- A (or C) plate” depending on the orientation of the discotic materials.
  • a film made from a cholesteric calamitic material with a reflection band in the UV part of the spectrum also has the optics of a negative C plate.
  • the birefringence Dh is defined as follows
  • n av. ((2n 0 2 + n e 2 )/3) 1 ⁇ 2
  • the average refractive index n av. and the ordinary refractive index n 0 can be measured using an Abbe refractometer. Dh can then be calculated from the above equations. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used herein plural forms of the terms herein are to be construed as including the singular form and vice versa. All physical properties have been and are determined according to "Merck Liquid Crystals, Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals", Status Nov. 1997, Merck KGaA, Germany and are given for a temperature of 20 °C, unless explicitly stated otherwise. The optical anisotropy (Dh) is determined at a wavelength of 589.3 nm
  • Carbyl group denotes a mono- or polyvalent organic group containing one or more carbon atom which either contains no further atoms (such as, for example, -CoC-) or optionally contains one or more further atoms, such as, for example, N, O, S, P, Si, Se, As, Te or Ge (for example carbonyl, etc.).
  • “Hydrocarbyl group” denotes a carbyl group, which additionally contains one or more H atoms and optionally one or more heteroatoms, such as, for example, N, O, S, P, Si, Se, As, Te or Ge.
  • a carbyl or hydrocarbyl group can be a saturated or unsaturated group.
  • Preferred carbyl and hydrocarbyl groups are optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy and alkoxycarbonyloxy having 1 to 40, preferably 1 to 25, particularly pref- erably 1 to 18 C atoms, optionally substituted aryl or aryloxy having 6 to 40, preferably 6 to 25 C atoms, or optionally substituted alkylaryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryloxy, arylalkyloxy, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyloxy and aryloxycarbonyloxy having 6 to 40, preferably 6 to 25 C atoms.
  • carbyl and hydrocarbyl groups are Ci-C 4 o alkyl, C 2 -C 4 o alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 o alkinyl, C3-C 4 o allyl, C 4 -C 4 o alkyldienyl, C 4 -C 4 o polyenyl, Ce- C 40 aryl, Ce-C 4 o alkylaryl, Ce-C 4 o arylalkyl, Ce-C 4 o alkylaryloxy, Ce-C 4 o aryl- alkyloxy, C 2 -C 4 o heteroaryl, C 4 -C 4 o cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 4 o cycloalkenyl, etc.
  • Preferred alkyl groups are, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, 2-methylbutyl, n-pentyl, s-pentyl, n-hexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, n-undecyl, n-dodecyl, dodecanyl, trifluoromethyl, perfluoro-n-butyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, perfluorooctyl, peril uorohexyl, etc.
  • Preferred alkoxy groups are, for example, methoxy, ethoxy, 2-methoxy- ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, i-butoxy, s-butoxy, t-butoxy, 2- methylbutoxy, n-pentoxy, n-hexoxy, n-heptyloxy, n-octyloxy, n-nonyloxy, n-decyloxy, n-undecyloxy, n-dodecyloxy, etc.
  • Preferred amino groups are, for example, dimethylamino, methylamino, methylphenylamino, phenylamino, etc.
  • Aryl and heteroaryl groups can be monocyclic or polycyclic, i.e. they can have one ring (such as, for example, phenyl) or two or more rings, which may also be fused (such as, for example, naphthyl) or covalently linked (such as, for example, biphenyl), or contain a combination of fused and linked rings.
  • Heteroaryl groups contain one or more heteroatoms, prefera- bly selected from O, N, S, and Se. Particular preference is given to mono-, bi-, or tricyclic aryl groups having 6 to 25 C atoms and mono-, bi- or tricyclic heteroaryl groups having 2 to 25 C atoms, which optionally contain fused rings and which are optionally substituted.
  • Preferred aryl groups are, for example, phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl,
  • indole iso- indole, indolizine, indazole, benzimidazole, benzotriazole, purine, naphth- imidazole, phenanthrimidazole, pyridimidazole, pyrazinimidazole, quin- oxalinimidazole, benzoxazole, naphthoxazole, anthroxazole, phen- anthroxazole, isoxazole, benzothiazole, benzofuran, isobenzofuran, dibenzofuran, quinoline, isoquinoline, pteridine, benzo-5, 6-quinoline, benzo-6, 7
  • the (non-aromatic) alicyclic and heterocyclic groups encompass both saturated rings, i.e. those that contain exclusively single bonds, and partially unsaturated rings, i.e. those that may also contain multiple bonds. Heterocyclic rings contain one or more heteroatoms, preferably selected from Si, O, N, S, and Se.
  • the (non-aromatic) alicyclic and heterocyclic groups can be monocyclic, i.e. contain only one ring (such as, for example, cyclohexane), or poly- cyclic, i.e. contain a plurality of rings (such as, for example, decahydro- naphthalene or bicyclooctane). Particular preference is given to saturated groups.
  • Preference is furthermore given to mono-, bi-, or tricyclic groups having 3 to 25 C atoms, which optionally contain fused rings and which are optionally substituted. Preference is furthermore given to 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-membered carbocyclic groups in which, in addition, one or more C atoms may be replaced by Si and/or one or more CH groups may be replaced by N and/or one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups may be replaced by -O- and/or -S-.
  • Preferred alicyclic and heterocyclic groups are, for example, 5-membered groups, such as cyclopentane, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiofuran, pyr- rolidine, 6-membered groups, such as cyclohexane, silinane,
  • cyclohexene tetrahydropyran, tetrahydrothiopyran, 1 ,3-dioxane, 1 ,3- dithiane, piperidine, 7-membered groups, such as cycloheptane, and fused groups, such as tetrahydronaphthalene, decahydronaphthalene, indane, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1 ,3-diyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1 ,4-diyl, spiro[3.3]heptane-2,6-diyl, octahydro-4,7-methanoindane-2,5-diyl.
  • the aryl, heteroaryl, (non-aromatic) alicyclic and heterocyclic groups optionally have one or more substituents, which are preferably selected from the group comprising silyl, sulfo, sulfonyl, formyl, amine, imine, nitrile, mercapto, nitro, halogen, C1-12 alkyl, Ce-12 aryl, C1-12 alkoxy, hydroxyl, or combinations of these groups.
  • Preferred substituents are, for example, solubility-promoting groups, such as alkyl or alkoxy, electron-withdrawing groups, such as fluorine, nitro or nitrile, or substituents for increasing the glass transition temperature (Tg) in the polymer, in particular bulky groups, such as, for example, t-butyl or optionally substituted aryl groups.
  • L has, on each occurrence identically or differently, one of the meanings given above and below, and is preferably F, Cl, CN, N0 2 , CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , C(CH 3 ) 3J CH(CH 3 ) 2J CH 2 CH(CH 3 )C 2 H 5 , OCH 3 , OC 2 H 5 , COCH 3 , COC 2 H 5 , COOCH 3J COOC 2 H 5 , CF 3J OCF 3J OCHF 2J OC 2 F S or R-Sp-, very preferably F, Cl, CN, CFI 3 , C 2 Fl 5 , OCFI 3 , COCFI 3 , OCF 3 or R-Sp-, most preferably F, Cl, CFI 3 , OCFI 3 , COCFI 3 or OCF 3 .
  • H 2 CH) 2 CH-0-, W HC - CH - and which W 2 denotes FI or alkyl having 1 to 5 C atoms, in particular FI, methyl, ethyl or n-propyl,
  • X has one of the meanings indicated for X', and
  • P v to P z each, independently of one another, have one of the meanings indicated above for P.
  • Preferred spacer groups Sp are selected from the formula Sp'-X', so that the radical "P-Sp-" conforms to the formula "P-Sp'-X'-", where
  • Sp' denotes alkylene having 1 to 20, preferably 1 to 12 C atoms, which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by F, Cl, Br, I or
  • X' denotes -O-, -S-, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -0-C00-, -CO-NR -,
  • RTM and R yy each, independently of one another, denote FI or alkyl
  • Typical spacer groups Sp' are, for example, -(CH 2 ) PI -, -(CH 2 CH 2 0)qi- CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -S-CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -NH-CH 2 CH 2 - or -(SiR xx R yy -0) Pi -, in which p1 is an integer from 1 to 12, q1 is an integer from 1 to 3, and RTM and R yy have the above-mentioned meanings.
  • Particularly preferred groups -X'-Sp'- are -(CH 2 ) PI -, -0-(CH 2 ) pi -, -OCO- (CH 2 ) PI -, -OCOO-(CH 2 ) PI -, in which p1 is an integer from 1 to 12.
  • Particularly preferred groups Sp' are, for example, methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene, pentylene, hexylene, heptylene, octylene, nonylene, decylene, undecylene, dodecylene, octadecylene, ethyleneoxyethylene, methyleneoxybutylene, ethylenethioethylene, ethylene-N- methyliminoethylene, 1 -methylalkylene, ethenylene, propenylene and butenylene.
  • a star polymer molecule is a branched polymer molecule in which a single branch point gives rise to multiple linear chains or arms. If the arms are identical, the star polymer molecule is said to be regular. If adjacent arms are composed of different repeating subunits, the star polymer molecule is said to be variegated.
  • a comb polymer molecule consists of a main chain with two or more three-way branch points and linear side chains. If the arms are identical the comb polymer molecule is said to be regular.
  • Preferred compounds of formula CO are selected from the group of compounds of the following formulae:
  • L 1 denotes H, Br, CN, or N0 2;
  • L 2 , L 3 and n have one of the meanings as given in formula CO.
  • Especially preferred compounds of formula CO are selected from the following formulae, wherein L 2 and L 3 and n have one of the meanings as given above under formula CO.
  • L 2 and L 3 have one of the meanings as given above under formula CO.
  • the compounds of formula CO and sub-formulae thereof can be pre-pared analogously to the processes disclosed in WO2016/076652 A1 , WO 2015/108386 A1 or EP 2 845 845 A1.
  • L 2 and L 4 have one of the meanings as given above under formula OE.
  • X' denotes -O-, -S-, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -0-C00-, -CO-NRTM-,
  • Y** and Y yy each, independently of one another, denote FI, F, Cl or CN, and
  • R 3 has one of the meanings as given above under formula OE.
  • one or more di- or multireactive mesogenic compounds are selected of formula DRM
  • Y 1 and Y 2 independently of each other denote H, F, Cl or CN, n is 1 , 2, 3 or 4, preferably 1 or 2, most preferably 2, n1 is an integer from 1 to 10, preferably 1 , 2, 3 or 4.
  • Preferred groups A 1 and A 2 include, without limitation, furan, pyrrol, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole, thiadiazole, imidazole, phenylene, cyclohexylene, bicyclooctylene, cyclohexenylene, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, azulene, indane, fluorene, naphthalene, tetrahydronaphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene and dithienothiophene, all of which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 , 2, 3 or 4 groups L as defined above.
  • Very preferred direactive mesogenic compounds of formula DRM are selected from the following formulae:
  • P° is, in case of multiple occurrence independently of one another, a polymerisable group, preferably an acryl, methacryl, oxetane, epoxy, vinyl, heptadiene, vinyloxy, propenyl ether or styrene group,
  • a max is the wavelength of selective reflection maximum
  • pitch (p) is the distance for the orientational axis (director) of the CLC phase to undergo a 2p rotation.
  • a 0 and B° are, in case of multiple occurrence independently of one
  • Preferred compounds of formula CD are selected of formula CDa
  • X is halogen, preferably F or Cl, and
  • Y° is F, Cl, CN, N0 2 , OCH 3J OCN, SCN, SF 5 , or mono- oligo- or polyfluorinated alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 4 C atoms,
  • 1 ,4-phenylene that is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 , 2, 3 or 4 groups L, or trans-1 ,4-cyclohexylene, u and v are independently of each other 0, 1 or 2, w is O or l , and wherein the benzene and naphthalene rings can additionally be substituted with one or more identical or different groups L.
  • MRM4, MRM5, MRM6, MRM7, MRM9 and MRM10 especially those of formula MRM1 , MRM4, MRM6, and MRM7, and in particular those of formulae MRM1 and MRM7.
  • rings U 1 and U 2 are each bonded to the group -(B) q - via the axial bond, and one or two non-adjacent CH 2 groups in these rings are optionally replaced by O and/or S, and the rings U 1 and U 2 are optionally substituted by one or more groups L,
  • Q 1 ' 2 are independently of each other CH or SiH
  • Y 1 ' 2 are independently of each other H, F, Cl, CN or R°, q is an integer from 1 to 10, preferably 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7,
  • a 1 4 are independently of each other selected from non-aromatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic groups, which are optionally substituted by one or more groups R 5 , and wherein each of -(A 1 -Z 1 ) m -U 1 -(Z 2 -A 2 ) n - and - (A 3 -Z 3 ) O -U 2 -(Z 4 -A 4 ) p - does not contain more aromatic groups than non-aromatic groups and preferably does not contain more than one aromatic group,
  • R° and R 00 are independently of each other FI or alkyl with 1 to 12 C- atoms
  • m and n are independently of each other 0, 1 , 2, 3 or 4
  • o and p are independently of each other 0, 1 , 2, 3 or 4,
  • Sp is a spacer group or a single bond.
  • the subgroups forming the bridging group B in formula ND are preferably selected from groups having a bonding angle of 120° or more, preferably in the range of 180°.
  • Very preferred are -CoC- groups or divalent aromatic groups connected to their adjacent groups in para- position, like e.g. 1 ,4-phenylene, naphthalene-2, 6-diyl, indane-2,6-diyl or thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,5-diyl.
  • the bridging group, or -(B) q - in formula ND comprises one or more groups selected from the group consisting of -CoC-, optionally substituted 1 ,4-phenylene and optionally substituted 9H-fluorene-2,7-diyl.
  • the subgroups, or B in formula ND are preferably selected from the group consisting of -CoC-, optionally substituted 1 ,4-phenylene and optionally substituted 9H-fluorene-2,7-diyl, wherein in the fluorene group the H-atom in 9-position is optionally replaced by a carbyl or hydrocarbyl group.
  • bridging group or -(B) q - in formula ND, are selected from
  • the non-aromatic rings of the mesogenic groups where the bridging group is attached are preferably selected from
  • R 5 is as defined in formula ND.
  • the aromatic groups A 1 4 in formula ND may be mononuclear, i.e. having only one aromatic ring (like for example phenyl or phenylene), or polynuclear, i.e. having two or more fused rings (like for example napthyl or naphthylene).
  • mono-, bi- or tricyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic groups with up to 25 C atoms that may also comprise fused rings and that are optionally substituted.
  • the non-aromatic carbocyclic and heterocyclic rings A 1 4 in the compounds of formula ND include those which are saturated (also referred to as “fully saturated"), i.e. they do only contain C-atoms or hetero atoms connected by single bonds, and those which are
  • unsaturated also referred to as “partially saturated”
  • they also comprise C-atoms or hetero atoms connected by double bonds.
  • the non- aromatic rings may also comprise one or more hetero atoms, preferably selected from Si, O, N and S.
  • non-aromatic and aromatic rings are selected from trans-1 ,4-cyclohexylene and 1 ,4-phenylene that is optionally substituted with one or more groups L.
  • the compounds of formula ND comprise one or more terminal groups, like R 1 4 , or substituents, like R 5 , that are substituted by two or more polymerisable groups P or P-Sp- (multifunctional polymerisable groups).
  • Suitable multifunctional polymerisable groups of this type are disclosed for example in US 7,060,200 B1 or US 2006/0172090 A1 .
  • R 1 5 , A 1-4 , Z 1-4 , B, m, n, o, p and q have one the meanings given above.
  • P-Sp- in these preferred compounds is preferably P-Sp'-X', with X' preferably being -0-, -COO- or -OCOO-.
  • X' preferably being -0-, -COO- or -OCOO-.
  • the amount of compounds of formula ND in the polymerisable LC material is preferably (if present) from 1 to 50 %, very preferably from 5 to 40 %.
  • the polymerisable LC material optionally comprises one or more additives selected from the group consisting of further polymerisation initiators, antioxidants, surfactants, stabilisers, catalysts, sensitizers, inhibitors, chain-transfer agents, co-reacting monomers, reactive thinners, surface-active compounds, lubricating agents, wetting agents, dispersing agents, hydrophobing agents, adhesive agents, flow improvers, degassing or defoaming agents, deaerators, diluents, reactive diluents, auxiliaries, colourants, dyes, pigments and nanoparticles.
  • additives selected from the group consisting of further polymerisation initiators, antioxidants, surfactants, stabilisers, catalysts, sensitizers, inhibitors, chain-transfer agents, co-reacting monomers, reactive thinners, surface-active compounds, lubricating agents, wetting agents, dispersing agents, hydrophobing agents, adhesive agents, flow improvers, degassing or defo
  • the polymerisable LC material in another preferred embodiment, the polymerisable LC material
  • additives selected from polymerisable non-mesogenic compounds (reactive thinners).
  • the amount of these additives in the polymerisable LC material is preferably from 0 to 30 %, very preferably from 0 to 25 %.
  • the substances which are usually capable of photopolymerisation, include, for example, mono-, bi- and polyfunctional compounds containing one or more olefinic double bond.
  • examples thereof are vinyl esters of carboxylic acids, for example of lauric, myristic, palmitic and stearic acid, and of dicarboxylic acids, for example of succinic acid, adipic acid, allyl and vinyl ethers and methacrylic and acrylic esters of monofunctional alcohols, for example of lauryl, myristyl, palmityl and stearyl alcohol, and diallyl and divinyl ethers of bifunctional alcohols, for example ethylene glycol and 1 ,4-butanediol.
  • methacrylic and acrylic esters of polyfunctional alcohols are also suitable, for example, methacrylic and acrylic esters of polyfunctional alcohols, in particular those which contain no further functional groups, or at most ether groups, besides the hydroxyl groups.
  • examples of such alcohols are bifunctional alcohols, such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and their more highly condensed representatives, for example diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol etc., butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, alkoxylated phenolic compounds, such as ethoxylated and propoxylated bisphenols, cyclohexanedimethanol, trifunctional and polyfunctional alcohols, such as glycerol, trimethylolpropane, butanetriol, trimethylolethane, pentaerythritol, ditrimethylolpropane, dipenta
  • polyester (meth)acrylates which are the (meth)acrylic ester of polyesterols.
  • polyesterols examples are those which can be prepared by esterification of polycarboxyl ic acids, preferably dicarboxylic acids, using polyols, preferably diols.
  • the starting materials for such hydroxyl- containing polyesters are known to the person skilled in the art.
  • Dicarboxylic acids which can be employed are succinic, glutaric acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, o-phthalic acid and isomers and hydrogenation products thereof, and esterifiable and transesterifiable derivatives of said acids, for example anhydrides and dialkyl esters.
  • Suitable polyols are the abovementioned alcohols, preferably ethyleneglycol, 1 ,2- and 1 ,3- propylene glycol, 1 ,4-butanediol, 1 ,6-hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, cyclohexanedimethanol and polyglycols of the ethylene glycol and propylene glycol type.
  • Suitable reactive thinners are furthermore 1 ,4-divinylbenzene, triallyl cyanurate, acrylic esters of tricyclodecenyl alcohol of the following formula also known under the name dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate, and the allyl esters of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and cyanoacrylic acid.
  • This group includes, for example, dihydric and polyhydric alcohols, for example ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and more highly condensed representatives thereof, for example diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol etc., butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, cyclohexanedimethanol, glycerol, trimethylolpropane, butanetriol, trimethylolethane, pentaerythritol, ditrimethylolpropane, dipentaerythritol, sorbitol, mannitol and the corresponding alkoxylated, in particular ethoxylated and propoxylated alcohols.
  • dihydric and polyhydric alcohols for example ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and more highly condensed representatives thereof, for example diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene
  • the group furthermore also includes, for example, alkoxylated phenolic compounds, for example ethoxylated and propoxylated bisphenols.
  • These reactive thinners may furthermore be, for example, epoxide or urethane (meth)acrylates.
  • Epoxide (meth)acrylates are, for example, those as obtainable by the reaction, known to the person skilled in the art, of epoxidized olefins or poly- or diglycidyl ether, such as bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, with (meth)acrylic acid.
  • Urethane (meth)acrylates are, in particular, the products of a reaction, likewise known to the person skilled in the art, of hydroxylalkyl
  • the low-crosslinking (high-crosslinking) liquid- crystalline compositions can be prepared, for example, using
  • the group of diluents include, for example:
  • C1 -C4-alcohols for example methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol, sec-butanol and, in particular, the C5-C12-alcohols n- pentanol, n-hexanol, n-heptanol, n-octanol, n-nonanol, n-decanol, n- undecanol and n-dodecanol, and isomers thereof, glycols, for example 1 ,2-ethylene glycol, 1 ,2- and 1 ,3-propylene glycol, 1 ,2-, 2,3- and 1 ,4- butylene glycol, di- and triethylene glycol and di- and tripropylene glycol, ethers, for example methyl tert-butyl ether, 1 ,2-ethylene glycol mono- and dimethyl ether, 1 ,2-ethylene glyco
  • these diluents can also be mixed with water.
  • suitable diluents are C1 -C4-alcohols, for example methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol and sec-butanol, glycols, for example 1 ,2-ethylene glycol, 1 ,2- and 1 ,3-propylene glycol, 1 ,2-, 2,3- and 1 ,4-butylene glycol, di- and triethylene glycol, and di- and tripropylene glycol, ethers, for example tetrahydrofuran and dioxane, ketones, for example acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and diacetone alcohol (4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone), and C1 - C4-alcohols, for example methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol
  • the diluents are optionally employed in a proportion of from about 0 to 10.0% by weight, preferably from about 0 to 5.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymerisable LC material.
  • the antifoams and deaerators (d )), lubricants and flow auxiliaries (c2)), thermally curing or radiation-curing auxiliaries (c3)), substrate wetting auxiliaries (c4)), wetting and dispersion auxiliaries (c5)), hydrophobicizing agents (c6)), adhesion promoters (c7)) and auxiliaries for promoting scratch resistance (c8)) cannot strictly be delimited from one another in their action.
  • lubricants and flow auxiliaries often also act as antifoams and/or deaerators and/or as auxiliaries for improving scratch resistance.
  • Radiation-curing auxiliaries can also act as lubricants and flow auxiliaries and/or deaerators and/or as substrate wetting auxiliaries.
  • some of these auxiliaries can also fulfil the function of an adhesion promoter (c8)).
  • a certain additive can therefore be classified in a number of the groups d ) to c8) described below.
  • the antifoams in group d ) include silicon-free and silicon-containing polymers.
  • the silicon-containing polymers are, for example, unmodified or modified polydialkylsiloxanes or branched copolymers, comb or block copolymers comprising polydialkylsiloxane and polyether units, the latter being obtainable from ethylene oxide or propylene oxide.
  • the deaerators in group d ) include, for example, organic polymers, for example polyethers and polyacrylates, dialkylpolysiloxanes, in particular dimethylpolysiloxanes, organically modified polysiloxanes, for example arylalkyl-modified polysiloxanes, and fluorosilicones.
  • organic polymers for example polyethers and polyacrylates
  • dialkylpolysiloxanes in particular dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • organically modified polysiloxanes for example arylalkyl-modified polysiloxanes
  • fluorosilicones fluorosilicones.
  • the action of the antifoams is essentially based on preventing foam formation or destroying foam that has already formed.
  • Antifoams essentially work by promoting coalescence of finely divided gas or air bubbles to give larger bubbles in the medium to be deaerated, for example the compositions according to the invention, and thus accelerate escape of the gas (of the air). Since antifoams can frequently also be employed as deaerators and vice versa, these additives have been included together under group d ).
  • auxiliaries are, for example, commercially available from Tego as TEGO® Foamex 800, TEGO® Foamex 805, TEGO® Foamex 810, TEGO® Foamex 815, TEGO® Foamex 825, TEGO® Foamex 835, TEGO® Foamex 840, TEGO® Foamex 842, TEGO® Foamex 1435, TEGO® Foamex 1488, TEGO® Foamex 1495, TEGO® Foamex 3062, TEGO® Foamex 7447, TEGO® Foamex 8020, Tego® Foamex N, TEGO® Foamex K 3, TEGO® Antifoam 2-18, TEGO® Antifoam 2-18, TEGO® Antifoam 2-57, TEGO® Antifoam 2-80, TEGO® Antifoam 2-82, TEGO® Antifoam 2-89, TEGO® Antifoam 2-92, TEGO® Antif
  • Antifoam 1435 TEGO® Antifoam N, TEGO® Antifoam KS 6, TEGO® Antifoam KS 10, TEGO® Antifoam KS 53, TEGO® Antifoam KS 95, TEGO® Antifoam KS 100, TEGO® Antifoam KE 600, TEGO® Antifoam KS 911 , TEGO® Antifoam MR 1000, TEGO® Antifoam KS 1100, Tego® Airex 900, Tego® Airex 910, Tego® Airex 931 , Tego® Airex 935, Tego® Airex 936, Tego® Airex 960, Tego® Airex 970, Tego® Airex 980 and Tego® Airex 985 and from BYK as BYK®-011 , BYK®-019, BYK®-020, BYK®-021 , BYK®-022, BYK®-023, BYK®-02
  • the auxiliaries in group d ) are optionally employed in a proportion of from about 0 to 3.0% by weight, preferably from about 0 to 2.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymerisable LC material.
  • the lubricants and flow auxiliaries typically include silicon- free, but also silicon-containing polymers, for example polyacrylates or modifiers, low-molecular-weight polydialkylsiloxanes.
  • the modification consists in some of the alkyl groups having been replaced by a wide variety of organic radicals. These organic radicals are, for example, polyethers, polyesters or even long-chain (fluorinated)alkyl radicals, the former being used the most frequently.
  • polyether radicals in the correspondingly modified polysiloxanes are usually built up from ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide units.
  • auxiliaries are, for example, commercially available from Tego as TEGO® Glide 100, TEGO® Glide ZG 400, TEGO® Glide 406, TEGO® Glide 410, TEGO® Glide 411 , TEGO® Glide 415, TEGO® Glide 420, TEGO® Glide 435, TEGO® Glide 440, TEGO® Glide 450, TEGO® Glide A 115, TEGO® Glide B 1484 (can also be used as antifoam and deaerator), TEGO® Flow ATF, TEGO® Flow 300, TEGO® Flow 460, TEGO® Flow 425 and TEGO® Flow ZFS 460.
  • Suitable radiation-curable lubricants and flow auxiliaries which can also be used to improve the scratch resistance, are the products TEGO® Rad 2100, TEGO® Rad 2200, TEGO® Rad 2500, TEGO® Rad 2600 and TEGO® Rad 2700, which are likewise obtainable from TEGO.
  • Such-auxiliaries are also available, for example, from BYK as BYK®-300 BYK®-306, BYK®-307, BYK®-310, BYK®-320, BYK®-333, BYK®-341 , Byk® 354, Byk®361 , Byk®361 N, BYK®388.
  • Such-auxiliaries are also available, for example, from 3M as FC4430®.
  • Such-auxiliaries are also available, for example, from Cytonix as
  • Such-auxiliaries are also available, for example, from Merck KGaA as Tivida® FL 2300 and Tivida® FL 2500
  • the auxiliaries in group c2) are optionally employed in a proportion of from about 0 to 3.0% by weight, preferably from about 0 to 2.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymerisable LC material.
  • the radiation-curing auxiliaries include, in particular, polysiloxanes having terminal double bonds which are, for example, a constituent of an acrylate group.
  • Such auxiliaries can be crosslinked by actinic or, for example, electron radiation. These auxiliaries generally combine a number of properties together. In the uncrosslinked state, they can act as antifoams, deaerators, lubricants and flow auxiliaries and/or substrate wetting auxiliaries, while, in the crosslinked state, they increase, in particular, the scratch resistance, for example of coatings or films which can be produced using the compositions according to the invention.
  • the improvement in the gloss properties is regarded essentially as a consequence of the action of these auxiliaries as antifoams, deaerators and/or lubricants and flow auxiliaries (in the uncrosslinked state).
  • suitable radiation-curing auxiliaries are the products TEGO® Rad 2100, TEGO® Rad 2200, TEGO® Rad 2500, TEGO® Rad 2600 and TEGO® Rad 2700 available from TEGO and the product BYK®-371 available from BYK.
  • Thermally curing auxiliaries in group c3) contain, for example, primary OH groups, which are able to react with isocyanate groups, for example of the binder.
  • thermally curing auxiliaries which can be used, are the products BYK®-370, BYK®-373 and BYK®-375 available from BYK.
  • the auxiliaries in group c3) are optionally employed in a proportion of from about 0 to 5.0% by weight, preferably from about 0 to 3.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymerisable LC material.
  • the substrate wetting auxiliaries in group c4) serve, in particular, to increase the wettability of the substrate to be printed or coated, for example, by printing inks or coating compositions, for example
  • compositions according to the invention are provided.
  • the generally attendant improvement in the lubricant and flow behaviour of such printing inks or coating compositions has an effect on the appearance of the finished (for example crosslinked) print or coating.
  • auxiliaries are commercially available, for example from Tego as TEGO® Wet KL 245, TEGO® Wet 250, TEGO® Wet 260 and TEGO® Wet ZFS 453 and from BYK as BYK®-306, BYK®-307,
  • the auxiliaries in group c4) are optionally employed in a proportion of from about 0 to 3.0% by weight, preferably from about 0 to 1.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the liquid-crystalline composition.
  • the wetting and dispersion auxiliaries in group c5) serve, in particular, to prevent the flooding and floating and the sedimentation of pigments and are therefore, if necessary, suitable in particular in pigmented
  • auxiliaries stabilize pigment dispersions essentially through electrostatic repulsion and/or steric hindrance of the pigment particles containing these additives, where, in the latter case, the interaction of the auxiliary with the ambient medium (for example binder) plays a major role.
  • Such wetting and dispersion auxiliaries are commercially available, for example from Tego, as TEGO® Dispers 610, TEGO® Dispers 610 S, TEGO® Dispers 630, TEGO® Dispers 700, TEGO® Dispers 705, TEGO® Dispers 710, TEGO® Dispers 720 W, TEGO® Dispers 725 W, TEGO® Dispers 730 W, TEGO® Dispers 735 W and TEGO® Dispers 740 W and from BYK as Disperbyk®, Disperbyk®-107, Disperbyk®-108, Disperbyk®- 110, Disperbyk®-111 , Disperbyk®-115, Disperbyk®-130, Disperbyk®- 160, Disperbyk®-161 , Disperbyk®-162, Disperbyk®-163, Disperbyk®- 164, Disperbyk®-165, Disperbyk®-166, Disperbyk®-167, Disperbyk®
  • the hydrophobicizing agents in group c6) can be used to give water- repellent properties to prints or coatings produced, for example, using compositions according to the invention. This prevents or at least greatly suppresses swelling due to water absorption and thus a change in, for example, the optical properties of such prints or coatings.
  • the composition when used, for example, as a printing ink in offset printing, water absorption can thereby be prevented or at least greatly reduced.
  • Such hydrophobicizing agents are commercially available, for example, from Tego as Tego® Phobe WF, Tego® Phobe 1000, Tego® Phobe 1000 S, Tego® Phobe 1010, Tego® Phobe 1030, Tego® Phobe 1010, Tego® Phobe 1010, Tego® Phobe 1030, Tego® Phobe 1040, Tego® Phobe 1050, Tego® Phobe 1200, Tego® Phobe 1300, Tego® Phobe 1310 and Tego® Phobe 1400.
  • auxiliaries in group c6) are optionally employed in a proportion of from about 0 to 5.0% by weight, preferably from about 0 to 3.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymerisable LC material.
  • Further adhesion promoters from group c 7) serve to improve the adhesion of two interfaces in contact. It is directly evident from this that essentially the only fraction of the adhesion promoter that is effective is that located at one or the other or at both interfaces.
  • adhesion promoter must be added directly to the latter or the substrate must be pre-treated with the adhesion promoters (also known as priming), i.e. this substrate is given modified chemical and/or physical surface properties.
  • adhesion promoters also known as priming
  • this substrate is given modified chemical and/or physical surface properties.
  • the substrate has previously been primed with a primer, this means that the interfaces in contact are that of the primer on the one hand and of the printing ink or coating composition or paint on the other hand.
  • the adhesion properties between the substrate and the primer but also between the substrate and the printing ink or coating composition or paint play a part in adhesion of the overall multilayer structure on the substrate.
  • Adhesion promoters in the broader sense which may be mentioned are also the substrate wetting auxiliaries already listed under group c4), but these generally do not have the same adhesion promotion capacity.
  • the multiplicity of adhesion promoter systems is not surprising.
  • Adhesion promoters based on silanes are, for example, 3- aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3- aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, N-aminoethyl-3- aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-aminoethyl-3- aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, N-methyl-3- aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-ureidopropyltriethoxysilane, 3- methacryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3- glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3- chloropropyltrimethoxysilane and vinyltrimethoxysilane.
  • silanes are commercially available from Hills, for example under the tradename DYNASILAN®.
  • additives are to be added as auxiliaries from group c 7) to the polymerisable LC materials according to the invention, their proportion optionally corresponds to from about 0 to 5.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymerisable LC material.
  • concentration data serve merely as guidance, since the amount and identity of the additive are determined in each individual case by the nature of the substrate and of the printing/coating composition.
  • the auxiliaries for improving the scratch resistance in group c8) include, for example, the abovementioned products TEGO® Rad 2100, TEGO® Rad 2200, TEGO® Rad 2500, TEGO® Rad 2600 and TEGO® Rad 2700, which are available from Tego.
  • the amount data given for group c3) are likewise suitable, i.e. these additives are optionally employed in a proportion of from about 0 to 5.0% by weight, preferably from about 0 to 3.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the liquid-crystalline composition.
  • alkylated monophenols such as 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, 2-tert- butyl-4,6-dimethylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl- 4-n-butylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-isobutylphenol, 2,6-dicyclopentyl-4- methylphenol, 2-(a-methylcyclohexyl)-4,6-dimethylphenol, 2,6- dioctadecyl-4-methylphenol, 2,4,6-tricyclohexylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4- methoxymethylphenol, nonylphenols which have a linear or branched side chain, for example 2,6-dinonyl-4-methylphenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1
  • Hydroquinones and alkylated hydroquinones such as 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4- methoxyphenol, 2,5-di-tert-butylhydroquinone, 2,5-di-tert- amylhydrocrainone, 2,6-diphenyl-4-octadecyloxyphenol, 2,6-di-tert- butylhydroquinone, 2,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyanisole, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl stearate and bis(3,5-di- tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)adipate,
  • Tocopherols such as a-tocopherol, b-tocopherol, g-tocopherol, d- tocopherol and mixtures of these compounds, and tocopherol derivatives, such as tocopheryl acetate, succinate, nicotinate and
  • polyoxyethylenesuccinate (“tocofersolate”), hydroxyl ated diphenyl thioethers, such as 2,2'-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-4- methylphenol), 2,2'-thiobis(4-octylphenol), 4,4'-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-3- methylphenol), 4,4'-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-2-methylphenol), 4,4'-thiobis(3,6- di-sec-amylphenol) and 4,4'-bis(2,6-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)disulfide,
  • Alkylidenebisphenols such as 2,2'-methylenebis(6-tert-butyl-4- methylphenol), 2,2'-methylenebis(6-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol), 2,2'- methylenebis[4-methyl-6-(a-nnethylcydohexyl)phenol], 2,2'- methylenebis(4-methyl-6-cyclohexylphenol), 2,2'-methylenebis(6-nonyl-4- methylphenol), 2,2'-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), 2,2- ethylidenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), 2,2'-ethylidenebis(6-tert-butyl-4- isobutylphenol), 2,2'-methylenebis[6-(a-methylbenzyl)-4-nonylphenol], 2,2'-methylenebis[6-(a,a-dimethylbenzyl
  • N- and S-benzyl compounds such as 3,5,3',5'-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4'- dihydroxydibenzyl ether, octadecyl 4-hydroxy-3,5- dimethylbenzylmercaptoacetate, tridecyl 4-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert- butylbenzylmercaptoacetate, tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)amine, bis(4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)dithioterephthalate, bis(3,5- di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)sulfide and isooctyl-3, 5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzylmercaptoacetate, aromatic hydroxybenzyl compounds, such as 1 ,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzyl
  • Triazine compounds such as 2,4-bis(octylmercapto)-6-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyanilino)-1 ,3,5-triazine, 2-octylmercapto-4,6-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyanilino)-1 ,3,5-triazine, 2-octylmercapto-4,6-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyphenoxy)-1 ,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyphenoxy)-1 ,2,3-triazine, 1 ,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzyl)isocyanurate, 1 ,3,5-tris(4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6- dimethylbenzyl)isocyanur
  • Benzylphosphonates such as dimethyl 2,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzylphosphonate, diethyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzylphosphonate, dioctadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzylphosphonate and dioctadecyl 5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-3- methylbenzylphosphonate,
  • Acylaminophenols such as 4-hydroxylauroylanilide, 4- hydroxystearoylanilide and octyl N-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)carbamate,
  • Propionic and acetic esters for example of monohydric or polyhydric alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, n-octanol, i-octanol, octadecanol, 1 ,6-hexanediol, 1 ,9-nonanediol, ethylene glycol, 1 ,2-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, thiodiethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, pentaerythritol, tris(hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate, N,N'- bis(hydroxyethyl)oxalamide, 3-thiaundecanol, 3-thiapentadecanol, trimethylhexanediol, trimethylolpropane and 4-hydroxymethyl-1 -phospha- 2,6,7-trioxabicyclo[2.2.2]-octane, Propionamides based
  • Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and ascorbic acid derivatives, such as ascorbyl palmitate, laurate and stearate, and ascorbyl sulfate and phosphate,
  • Antioxidants based on amine compounds such as N,N'-diisopropyl-p- phenylenediamine, N,N'-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N'-bis(1 ,4- dimethylpentyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N,N'-bis(1 -ethyl-3-methylpentyl)-p- phenylenediamine, N,N'-bis(1 -methylheptyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N,N'- dicyclohexyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N'-diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine, N,N'-bis(2-naphthyl)-p-phenylenediamine, N-isopropyl-N'-phenyl-p- phenylenediamine, N-(1 ,3-dimethylbutyl)-N
  • nonyldiphenylamine a mixture of mono- and dialkylated
  • dodecyldiphenylamine a mixture of mono- and dialkylated
  • diphosphite bis(2,4,6-tris(tert-butylphenyl))pentaerythritol diphosphite, tristearyl sorbitol triphosphite, tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)4,4'- biphenylenediphosphonite, 6-isooctyloxy-2,4,8,10-tetra-tert-butyl-12H- dibenz[d,g]-1 ,3,2-dioxaphosphocine, 6-fluoro-2,4,8,10-tetra-tert-butyl-12- methyl-dibenz[d,g]-1 ,3,2-dioxaphosphocine, bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6- methylphenyl)methyl phosphite and bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6- methylphenyl)ethyl phosphite,
  • 2-(2'-Hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazoles such as 2-(2'-hydroxy-5'- methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3',5'-di-tert-butyl-2'- hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(5'-tert-butyl-2'- hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2'-hydroxy-5'-(1 ,1 ,3,3- tetramethylbutyl)phenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(3',5'-di-tert-butyl-2'- hydroxyphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(3'-tert-butyl-2'-hydroxy-5'- methylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(3'-sec-butyl-5'-tert-butyl-2'- hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2'-hydroxy-4'--
  • polyethylene glycol 300 sulfur-containing peroxide scavengers and sulfur-containing antioxidants, such as esters of 3,3'-thiodipropionic acid, for example the lauryl, stearyl, myristyl and tridecyl esters, mercaptobenzimidazole and the zinc salt of 2- mercaptobenzimidazole, dibutylzinc dithiocarbamates, dioctadecyl disulfide and pentaerythritol tetrakis( -dodecylmercapto)propionate,
  • sulfur-containing peroxide scavengers and sulfur-containing antioxidants such as esters of 3,3'-thiodipropionic acid, for example the lauryl, stearyl, myristyl and tridecyl esters, mercaptobenzimidazole and the zinc salt of 2- mercaptobenzimidazole, dibutylzinc dithiocarbamates,
  • 2-hydroxybenzophenones such as the 4-hydroxy, 4-methoxy, 4-octyloxy, 4-decycloxy, 4-dodecyloxy, 4-benzyloxy, 4,2',4'-trihydroxy and 2'-hydroxy- 4,4'-dimethoxy derivatives, Esters of unsubstituted and substituted benzoic acids, such as 4-tert- butylphenyl salicylate, phenyl salicylate, octylphenyl salicylate,
  • dibenzoylresorcinol bis(4-tert-butylbenzoyl)resorcinol, benzoylresorcinol, 2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, hexadecyl-3,5- di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, octadecyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzoate and 2-methyl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzoate,
  • Acrylates such as ethyl a-cyano ⁇ -diphenylacrylate, isooctyl a-cyano- b,b-diphenylacrylate, methyl a-methoxycarbonylcinnamate, methyl a- cyano-b-methyl-p-methoxycinnamate, butyl-a-cyano ⁇ -methyl-p- methoxycinnamate and methyl-a-methoxycarbonyl-p-methoxycinnamate, sterically hindered amines, such as bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4- yl)sebacate, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)succinate, bis(1 , 2, 2,6,6- pentamethylpiperidin-4-yl)sebacate, bis(1 -octyloxy-2, 2,6,6- tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)sebacate,
  • epichlorohydrin the condensation products of 4-amino-2, 2,6,6- tetramethylpiperidine with tetramethylolacetylenediureas and
  • Oxalamides such as 4,4'-dioctyloxyoxanilide, 2,2'-diethoxyoxanilide, 2,2'- dioctyloxy-5,5'-di-tert-butoxanilide, 2,2'-didodecyloxy-5,5'-di-tert- butoxanilide, 2-ethoxy-2'-ethyloxanilide, N,N'-bis(3- dimethylaminopropyl)oxalamide, 2-ethoxy-5-tert-butyl-2'-ethoxanilide and its mixture with 2-ethoxy-2'-ethyl-5,4'-di-tert-butoxanilide, and mixtures of ortho-, para-methoxy-disubstituted oxanilides and
  • the polymerisable LC material comprises a combination of more than two photoinitiators.
  • additional radical photoinitiators which can be utilized together with the compounds of formula CO and OE, are, for example, selected from the commercially available Irgacure® or Darocure® (Ciba AG) series, in particular, Irgacure 127, Irgacure 184, Irgacure 369, Irgacure 651 , Irgacure 817, Irgacure 907, Irgacure 1300, Irgacure, Irgacure 2022, Irgacure 2100, Irgacure 2959, or Darcure TPO.
  • the concentration of the polymerisation initiator(s) as a whole in the polymerisable LC material is preferably from 0.1 to 10%, very preferably from 0.5 to 8%, more preferably 1 to 6%.
  • the polymerisable LC material comprises besides one or more compounds of formulae CO and OE and one or more di- or multireactive polymerisable mesogenic compounds,
  • the polymerisable LC material comprises,
  • planar alignment layers are known in the art, like for example rubbed polyimide or alignment layers prepared by
  • a suitable UV dose is preferably in the range from 25 to 7200 mJcm 2 more preferably in the range from 500 to 7200 mJcm 2 and most preferably in the range from 3000 to 7200 mJcm 2 .
  • the birefringence and accordingly optical retardation depends on the thickness of a film and the tilt angle of optical axis in the film (cf. Berek’s compensator). Therefore, the skilled expert is aware that different optical retardations or different birefringence can be induced by adjusting the orientation of the liquid-crystalline molecules in the polymer film.
  • OCB optically compensated bend cell or optically compensated birefringence
  • R-OCB reflective OCB
  • HAN hybrid aligned nematic
  • pi-cell pi-cell
  • TN twisted nematic
  • HTN highly twisted nematic
  • STN super twisted nematic
  • AMD-TN active matrix driven TN
  • IPS in plane switching
  • the adhesion of the film to the substrate is tested using the Nichiban 305 tape test.
  • the 305 tape is thereby applied over the polymer film and removed sharply.
  • the adhesion is deemed to pass if the film is not removed.
  • the signs have the following meanings: X denotes full delamination from substrate, D denotes some degree of adhesion, and O denotes full adhesion to the substrate.
  • the solution is bar coated with Meyer bar #05 on a TAC substrate which is coated with alignment layer.
  • the film is annealed at 66°C for 120 seconds and cured under a N2 atmosphere using a fusion H bulb lamp (75% power, 10m/min).
  • the film is laminated to a pressure sensitive adhesive and covered with a raw glass so the total film stack is TAC/polymer film/ pressure sensitive adhesive/glass and the film is subjected to the durability experiment. Comparative Experiment 1.2
  • the solution is bar coated with Meyer bar #05 on a TAC substrate which is coated with alignment layer.
  • the film is annealed at 66°C for 120 seconds and cured under a N2 atmosphere using a fusion H bulb lamp (75% power, 10m/min).
  • the film is laminated to a pressure sensitive adhesive and covered with a raw glass so the total film stack is TAC/polymer film/ pressure sensitive adhesive/glass and the film is subjected to the durability experiment.
  • the film is laminated to a pressure sensitive adhesive and covered with a raw glass so the total film stack is TAC/polymer film/ pressure sensitive adhesive/glass and the film is subjected to the durability experiment.
  • the solution is bar coated with Meyer bar #03 on a TAC substrate which is coated with alignment layer.
  • the film is annealed at 66°C for 120 seconds and cured under a N2 atmosphere using a fusion H bulb lamp (50% power, 10m/min).
  • the film is laminated to a pressure sensitive adhesive and covered with a raw glass so the total film stack is TAC/polymer film/ pressure sensitive adhesive/glass and the film is subjected to the durability experiment.
  • Mixture CM-4 is dissolved in to 33% solids in toluene/cyclohexanone (7/3).
  • the solution is bar coated with Meyer bar #03 on a TAC substrate which is coated with alignment layer.
  • the film is annealed at 66°C for 120 seconds and cured under a N2 atmosphere using a fusion H bulb lamp (50% power, 10m/min).
  • the film is laminated to a pressure sensitive adhesive and covered with a raw glass so the total film stack is TAC/polymer film/ pressure sensitive adhesive/glass and the film is subjected to the durability experiment.
  • Mixture M-2 is dissolved in to 33% solids in toluene/cyclohexanone (7/3).
  • the solution is bar coated with Meyer bar #03 on a TAC substrate which is coated with alignment layer.
  • the film is annealed at 66°C for 120 seconds and cured under a N2 atmosphere using a fusion H bulb lamp (50% power, 10m/min).
  • the film is laminated to a pressure sensitive adhesive and covered with a raw glass so the total film stack is TAC/polymer film/ pressure sensitive adhesive/glass and the film is subjected to the durability experiment.
  • the solution is spin coated on a rubbed PI glass substrate with 2000 rpm for 30 sec.
  • the film is annealed at 60°C for 120 seconds and cured under a N2 atmosphere using a fusion LH 6 coveyor system (200 mJ/cm 2 @UV B to give a polymerised cholesteric film.
  • Mixture CM-7 is dissolved in to 33% solids in toluene/cyclohexanone (7/3).
  • the solution is spin coated on a rubbed PI glass substrate with 2000 rpm for 30 sec.
  • the film is annealed at 60°C for 120 seconds and cured under a N2 atmosphere using a fusion LH 6 coveyor system (200 mJ/cm 2 @UV B to give a polymerised cholesteric film.
  • Mixture CM-8 is dissolved in to 33% solids in toluene/cyclohexanone (7/3).
  • the film is subjected to the durability experiment (230°C/3 hours) and the maximum reflection wavelength is measured before and after the durability experiment.

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L'invention concerne un matériau de CL polymérisables comprenant un ou plusieurs composés mésogènes diréactifs ou multiréactifs, un ou plusieurs composés de formule CO, et un ou plusieurs composés de formule OE, dans lesquelles R1 et R2, X, L1 à L4 et n ont l'une des significations telles que données dans la revendication 1. En outre, la présente invention concerne également un procédé de préparation de celui-ci, un film polymère présentant une durabilité thermique améliorée pouvant être obtenu à partir du matériau de CL polymérisables correspondant, un procédé de préparation d'un tel film polymère et l'utilisation d'un tel film polymère et dudit matériau de CL polymérisables pour des dispositifs optiques, électro-optiques, décoratifs ou de sécurité.
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